February 21, 2013 3:05 pm
Nosy Newman sat in wait
Hiding behind his iron gate
Waiting for his neighbors fair
To wander home to their lair
Bored with his dusty life
Though he had a lovely wife
Nosy Newman spied on all
From winter until the fall
Until one day he took a peek
Setting off a female squeak
Now Nosy Newman stays at home
On a mattress made of foam
His mind in a permanent fog
Left there by an angry dog
Posted by Charles Yallowitz
Categories: Poems
Tags: author, comedy, humor, peeping tom, poem, poetry, spying, writer, writing
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We’ve got one of those.
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By tyroper on February 21, 2013 at 3:15 pm
I think they come with everyone neighborhood and apartment complex. 🙂
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By slepsnor on February 21, 2013 at 3:19 pm
Amusing poem.Thank you for the visit and liking my recent poem.Warm wishes.jalal
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By jalal michael sabbagh.http://gravatar.com/jmsabbagh86@gmail.com on February 21, 2013 at 10:48 pm
WE have one, even though we live rural, our neighbour drives past at least half a dozen times a day with his farm truck and dogs waving, tooting driving our dogs crazy!
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By Leisa on February 22, 2013 at 12:22 am
Why do some people love setting off dogs? It’s not a smart move.
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By slepsnor on February 22, 2013 at 6:46 am
we have asked him to refrain from tooting, and he does…for awhile, but every now and then he still does it
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By Leisa on February 22, 2013 at 3:20 pm
High-powered water horses are a beautiful thing.
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By slepsnor on February 22, 2013 at 3:23 pm
water horses? you mean water hoses lol
Water is scarce round these parts in summer
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By Leisa on February 22, 2013 at 3:26 pm
I did mean hoses. Been a long week. If water is scarce then I got nothing.
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By slepsnor on February 22, 2013 at 3:29 pm
Thats ok lol. I agree it has been a long week, and book writing is sooooooooooooooo hard, I think it’s going really well, but then read back what I’ve written and it just feels…juvenile
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By Leisa on February 22, 2013 at 3:31 pm
That’s when you edit it with bigger words. There is always the chance that your book will end up being aimed at a younger crowd. Young Adult books tend to be a bigger market these days anyway.
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By slepsnor on February 22, 2013 at 3:36 pm
I have used bigger words, I think thats part of the problem, I’ve got all elaborate and descriptive, and it just doesn’t come across too well
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By Leisa on February 22, 2013 at 3:38 pm
That could be it. You could be mired and muddled. This is where editing and practice comes in. I’m editing my 4th book and I still find areas where I’m not being clear in what I’m saying.
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By slepsnor on February 22, 2013 at 3:46 pm
I suppose I’m getting too caught up in the word count and trying to have as many words as possible, but it just makes ya feel sick lol
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By Leisa on February 22, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Yeah. That can be an unnecessary distraction. Thankfully, we don’t live in a world where we’re paid by the word (Charles Dickens would be sad, the wordy blowhard.).
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By slepsnor on February 22, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Yep I need to just let it go and get the story down, right I’m off to work…again *groans*
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By Leisa on February 22, 2013 at 3:52 pm